Well it has been a busy weekend. I was scared of nothing happening for my four days off work, but I accomplished to enjoy it. Started it off by walking 6 miles in the rain from Kaiser, to my older doctors office, then back home. Then managed to get out and take BART to San Francisco for another 6-7 mile walk around. Unfortunately, I did not have a camera for any of these walks, but enjoyed having these moments for memory.
I know walking in the rain doesn't sound appealing to most, but the rain doesn't seem to bother me much. I had a doctor appointment on Friday, and my brother decided he would give me company for the walk. So got to Kaiser, and found out the news I wanted. (I found a lump on my neck, so wanted to get it checked out. Found out it is just an abscess, and was given medicine to take.). So after I was done there, decided I better make a deposit on my bill at my old medical provider. I was recently accepted back to Kaiser, but before them I was on CMSP. I have a bill that I have to take care of, so I make payments. This walk seemed like it was kind of far, but decided that we had nothing else to do.
My brother and I talked about all sorts of things. Talked about the highs and lows in life, and just talked about what ever crossed our minds. We grabbed a bite at Nations Hamburgers, where I made a mess of myself with a chili cheeseburger. I was trying to cut it, and somehow pushed chilli onto my sweater. After eating and washing my sweater off, we was off to head towards to the doctors. My aunt lives along the way, and my cousin just had a kid. So we decided to stop by there real quick, to see the new addition to our family. We didn't spend too much time, but it was cool to spend some time with family.
Finally, after we left there, we managed to reach our destination. It took a little longer then an hour to get there, and one minute to put money towards my bill. From there we decided to follow the train tracks to one of the main streets that take you to my house. Along the tracks, there was some nice sights to see. We saw sheep, trains with graffiti, and crossed a bridge with running water. Overall, it was a pretty good time I spent with my brother, and surprisingly, we didn't argue once. That is actually a big deal for us.
Then three days after, we made it to San Francisco. I have been trying to adventure out that way for a few months now, and it's been pretty hard since I don't currently have a car. My dad allowed me to borrow the car, and my brother and I head towards the BART station. BART is Bay Area Rapid Transit, which is our version of subways. I personally have always enjoyed the BART, and I liked the idea of not having a car to get around San Francisco. This time we was going to explore on our feet.
We got off at the Embarcadero and decided to just walk. We managed to find some nice parks, man made waterfalls, and things we wouldn't normally have found if we drove. We decided we wanted to go to China Town, but ended up passing it. So we journeyed back and found it. I have always wanted to go there, but never made it. This place is packed. The sidewalks are busy with tourists, locals, vendors, shoppers, everything. The thought of Chinese food sounded delicious. My brother decided to have chow mein and BBQ Pork. I went next door, and got three pork dim sums. I made my decision off of Andrew Zimmerman's tip, "If the place has a line, the food must be worth waiting for." And it just so happens, that was the best dim sums I have ever had. From there we checked out a few of the shops, found a pet shop with a giant parrot, and a gift shop with butterfly knives and fire crackers.
After we was done with China Town, I wanted to head towards Fisherman's Wharf. I love to get the Clam Chowder bread bowl, and watch which ever artist is there to perform. The artist of the night was One Leg Chuck. I love this place because there is so much talent that never reaches the radio. I have seen great performers every time I come here, and One Leg Chuck did not disappoint. He performed genres like reggae, then would switch it up to rock n' roll for his next song. I listened for about 20 minutes, and had to buy his cd. After a brief talk, he wrote his email on the cd, and said keep in touch. From there my brother and I was off to Ghirardelli Square.
I have been looking forward to getting a hot chocolate from Ghirardelli on a San Francisco night for a while, and it was accomplished. After purchasing it, we head towards the beach on the bottom of the hill, and just absorb the scenery. From there you can see the Golden Gate Bridge, and city lights all over, while listening to the waves crashing onto the water and sand. It was much needed. We spent about 45 minutes here before we decided to head back home.
Overall, I'd like to say, it was a good weekend, and a great time out of town. San Francisco has always been one of my favorite escapes. This has been the first time I have gone without a car, and a specific destination. I learned that you get to see a lot more things from being on foot, and will probably continue adventuring on foot, unless of course I have specific places to go to. Hopefully for the next adventure, I will have a way of taking pictures.
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